Subsidies and other transfers in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Subsidies and other transfers was 22.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Subsidies and other transfers in United Arab Emirates, 2011–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, subsidies and other transfers in United Arab Emirates stood at 22.4%.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in United Arab Emirates peaked at 28.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 2019.
United Arab Emirates ranks 121st of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Subsidies and other transfers in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 21.4% | — |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 21.7% | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.7% | 25.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 21.7% | 28.1% | 4 |
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More public sector data for United Arab Emirates
- Arms imports 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 84.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0017 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 932.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 2,823 current USD per person (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0535 current USD per US$ of GDP (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -3.42 % change on previous year (2014)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.76 billion current USD (2014)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 13,348 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in United Arab Emirates?
- Subsidies and other transfers in United Arab Emirates was 22.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 2019.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 121st out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.